In preparation for the cold weather as well as to continue meeting the basic needs of vulnerable Ukrainians, IOM Slovakia (IOM) has distributed 700 personal kits that consisted of hygienic supplies and warm clothes. 

Firefighters from Dobrovoľný hasičský zbor mesta Prešov deliver humanitarian aid to people in need from Ukraine. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2023.

Jackets, gloves, socks, blankets as well as shampoos, shower gels, tooth pastes and tooth brushes were delivered to regional centres all over Slovakia so that vulnerable groups, mainly mothers with children and elderly people can reach them out in different locations.

During winter months, IOM distributed the humanitarian aid to following centres and organizations: COMIN Centre in Nitra, Komunitná nadácia zdravé mesto in Banská Bystrica, Ukrainska Spilka in Zilina, Dobrovoľný hasičský zbor mesta Prešov, Košice HotSpot, Cultural Centre Aktivity in Trencin, Michalovce Registration Centre and to points of entry in Vysne Nemecke and Ubla.

More information about humanitarian aid distribution:

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, IOM has been delivering humanitarian aid to various towns in Slovakia to help people from Ukraine who found a temporary refuge there.

Hygiene supplies and kitchen utilities make everyday life of people who fled the war easier 

Humanitarian aid for people from Ukraine 

Over one thousand people in Poprad and Kezmarok who fled the war receive hygiene supplies 

Humanitarian aid with hygiene kits covers basic needs of people fleeing the war in Ukraine 

Winter clothes help people in need on Slovak-Ukrainian border

Read more about IOM Slovakia helping to refugees from Ukraine after the escalation of the war: 

Overview of IOM Response to Ukraine 

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